ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 5, 2007 3:00 P.M. Douglas G. Kleweno E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Director Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga 706-546-2236 BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 1, 2007 was 28.9 million, down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.2 million, down 2 from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 81 percent. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Net Cross State Eggs Set 1/ Chicks Hatched Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed % of % of % of Week year year year Ended 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 2006 2007 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Jul 28 34,868 35,613 102 28,197 30,184 107 +1,064 +898 28,647 30,435 106 Aug 4 34,988 35,864 103 28,906 29,988 104 +225 +1,161 28,596 30,600 107 Aug 11 34,513 35,928 104 28,806 29,679 103 +940 +281 29,166 29,154 100 Aug 18 35,047 35,744 102 28,872 29,480 102 -90 +509 28,283 29,268 103 Aug 25 35,145 35,676* 102* 28,646 29,648* 103 +304 +1,146* 28,391 30,272* 107* Sep 1 35,696 36,031 101 28,395 29,190 103 +699 +273 28,661 28,900 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,769 32,404 32,236 32,061 *31,528 31,163 AR : 28,036 28,256 28,414 28,305 *28,234 28,271 DE : 4,188 4,173 4,169 4,186 3,958 3,974 FL : 1,376 1,367 *1,342 1,374 1,366 1,344 GA : 35,613 35,864 35,928 35,744 *35,676 36,031 KY : *7,763 *7,624 *7,801 7,857 7,666 7,575 LA : 3,954 4,014 4,014 4,044 4,044 4,038 MD : 8,673 8,730 8,752 8,823 *8,624 8,360 MS : 18,802 18,741 18,726 18,656 17,771 17,633 NC : 19,599 19,707 *19,713 19,161 19,885 19,341 OK : 6,657 6,630 6,574 6,627 6,780 6,720 PA : 4,029 3,940 4,232 4,181 4,246 4,173 SC : 5,646 5,566 5,743 5,554 5,592 5,370 TX : 15,200 14,281 14,737 15,012 14,981 14,956 VA : 6,313 6,242 6,249 6,245 6,349 6,274 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,758 19,116 19,058 19,065 *19,255 19,717 : 19 State Total :*218,376 *216,655 *217,688 216,895 *215,955 214,940 : Previous Year Total : 214,549 213,198 212,573 212,830 213,141 211,613 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,537 21,389 21,401 *21,217 *21,361 21,512 AR : 23,136 23,512 24,226 23,964 24,673 24,551 DE : 5,167 5,714 4,513 5,130 *5,224 4,935 FL : 1,511 1,481 1,419 1,461 1,374 1,474 GA : 30,435 30,600 29,154 29,268 *30,272 28,900 KY : 6,240 6,619 6,882 *6,582 *6,040 6,672 LA : 3,891 3,380 3,900 3,618 3,835 3,865 MD : 6,175 5,755 7,059 5,431 *5,575 6,108 MS : 16,845 16,972 16,978 16,920 17,090 17,135 NC : 15,873 16,315 16,073 16,428 16,123 16,300 OK : 4,922 6,034 4,173 4,918 4,205 4,383 PA : 3,050 3,136 3,051 3,176 2,954 3,121 SC : 4,392 4,444 5,657 5,076 4,430 4,830 TX : 12,808 12,946 12,909 12,830 12,016 12,341 VA : 4,721 5,411 4,584 4,820 5,080 4,734 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,475 16,972 16,816 17,398 *17,309 17,123 : 19 State Total : 177,178 180,680 178,795 *178,237 *177,561 177,984 : Previous Year Total : 173,121 175,451 175,423 175,536 174,052 173,686 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.